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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 36 days ago

5-minute code walkthrough of a specific feature, class, or method of popular open-source codebases.

Likely audience: LLM researchers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 26 days ago

Cuts through the launches and hype to what actually matters for real work.

Likely audience: developers

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SubstackWeekly · last post 12 days ago

From recent posts: Technically publishes in-depth technical guides on AI application development, cloud infrastructure, and database management for software engineers. The publication features practical tutorials on topics like LangChain…

Likely audience: ML engineers

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 13 days ago

From recent posts: AI+ Community is a technology newsletter covering AI agent infrastructure, job market strategy, and consumer behavior. Regular topics include agent memory systems, liability and security in agentic systems, Forward…

Likely audience: Product managers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 34 days ago

The monthly newsletter analysing the most important AI technology, research, geopolitics and startups.

Likely audience: Venture capitalists

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SubstackWeekly · last post 13 days ago

From recent posts: Ed Dowd: Beyond the Narrative publishes macroeconomic and financial analysis covering Federal Reserve policy, credit markets, AI investment cycles, and public health data. It is written for readers interested in…

Likely audience: Economic analysts

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SubstackWeekly · last post 12 days ago

From recent posts: Only Dead Fish publishes weekly articles analyzing the intersection of AI, organizational behavior, and human psychology. The content focuses on specific themes such as Goodhart's Law, context collapse, and the erosion…

Likely audience: AI researchers and engineers

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 9 days ago

Politics, media and social theory

Likely audience: AI researchers

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Substacklast post Jun 24, 2026

I’m building an AI startup. This is what I’m learning along the way.

Likely audience: Startup founders

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SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 9 days ago

Read what I read, code what I code. I share lots of papers/code for topics in artificial intelligence/machine learning applied to engineering (CFD, FEA, numerical methods, aerodynamics, turbulence modeling, & more). I…

Likely audience: Robotics researchers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 17 days ago

From recent posts: Benjamin Todd's newsletter publishes essays on AI safety, career strategy, and evidence-based self-improvement. It targets readers interested in effective altruism, global impact, and the intersection of technology with…

Likely audience: AI safety researchers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 48 days ago

From recent posts: Deep into the Forest publishes weekly updates on AI research, mathematical breakthroughs, and cutting-edge biotechnology for an audience of scientists and researchers. The content mixes long-form essays on topics like…

Likely audience: AI researchers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post Sep 10, 2026

Likely audience: AI researchers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 27 days ago

From recent posts: Data Tinkerer publishes monthly round-ups of articles on data science, AI architecture, and data engineering, featuring technical deep dives into LLMs, PostgreSQL optimization, and AI agent development. The publication…

Likely audience: Data scientists

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Substacklast post Jul 6, 2026

From recent posts: General Robots publishes weekly reports on robotics research, generative AI tools, and physical manipulation benchmarks. The publication covers topics such as robotic dexterity, reinforcement learning, and computer…

Likely audience: Robotics researchers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 28 days ago

From recent posts: This publication delivers full-course technical tutorials on deploying local LLMs, reverse engineering binaries, building AI motion design pipelines, automating tasks with Grok Bot, and becoming a Forward Deployed…

Likely audience: AI developers

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 28 days ago

From recent posts: Zach's Tech Blog publishes weekly technical essays analyzing AI hardware architecture, chip design innovations, and the financial dynamics of inference infrastructure companies. The content targets developers and…

Likely audience: Chip designers

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SubstackWeekly · last post 7 days ago

Likely audience: AI developers

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 32 days ago

From recent posts: RoboPapers publishes weekly podcast episodes and articles focused on robotics research, including reinforcement learning, vision-language models, and human-robot interaction. The publication targets researchers and…

Likely audience: Robotics researchers

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beehiivWeekly · last post 13 days ago

Likely audience: AI developers

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SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 11 days ago

Musings and summaries of recent papers and preprints on AI, large language models, and complex systems published recently

Likely audience: AI researchers

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SubstackWeekly · last post 6 days ago

Weekly lessons, practical projects, and updates across AI, DevOps, and cloud native. By Rohit Ghumare, That DevOps Guy.

Likely audience: AI engineers

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SubstackWeekly · last post yesterday

Documenting tech authoritarianism, surveillance, censorship, and the people building ways out.

Likely audience: AI researchers

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SubstackWeekly · last post 14 days ago

A weekly newsletter that explores the latest news, views and innovations in the world of wargaming

Likely audience: Wargame designers

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